Unit 2 Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking(学案)-【成才之路】2023-2024学年高中新教材英语选择性必修第四册同步学习指导(人教版2019)

UNIT 2　 ICONIC ATTRACTIONS 单元核心素养 单元话题导读 　 　 背景介绍 成立于 1925 年的故宫博物院建立在明清 两朝皇宫———紫禁城的基础上。 历经数百年兴 衰荣辱,帝王宫殿的大门终于向公众敞开。 故 宫博物院不仅精心保管着明清时代遗留下来的 皇家宫殿和旧藏珍宝,而且通过国家调拨、向社 会征集和接受私人捐赠等方式极大地丰富了文 物藏品。 The Imperial Palace, also called the Forbidden City was the palace where the 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for roughly 500 years. The Imperial Palace is located in the center of Beijing, on the northern side of Tian􀆳anmen Square, rectangular ( 矩 形 的 ) in shape, 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters wide from east to west, with an area of 1, 120, 000 square meters. It􀆳s the world􀆳s largest and most complete palace made of wood in existence. The Imperial Palace is divided into two parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Court. The Outer Court was the place where the emperors hosted royal ceremonies and handled the day-to-day affairs of the state, while the Inner Court was the living quarters for the emperors and their families. In 1987 the Imperial Palace was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Imperial Palace is surrounded by royal gardens. To the west lies Zhongnanhai, which serves as the central headquarters for the Communist Party of China. To the north-west lies Beihai Park, which is also a popular park. To the north lies Jinshan Park, also known as Coal Hill, where the last Ming emperor hanged himself as the rebel army overran his palace. Today, Tian􀆳anmen Gate in front of the Forbidden City is decorated with a portrait of Mao Zedong in the center and two placards(标语碑) to the left and right. The left placard reads “ Long Live the People􀆳s Republic of China”, and the 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 􀪋 034 　 　 　 right placard reads “Long live the Great Unity of the World􀆳s Peoples ”. The phrasing has great symbolic meaning, as the phrase “ long live” was traditionally reserved for the emperors of China, but is now available to the comm